Despite raising it as a possibility on the campaign trail, modifying or repealing the treatment of the tax benefits of like-kind exchanges has not been part of President Biden’s proposed tax reforms to pay for social services. That doesn’t mean that commercial… Read More

President Joe Biden proposed his opening bid on Wednesday for a $2 trillion infrastructure package that pushes the US toward a clean energy economy. The bulk of Biden’s plan involves upgrading America’s roads, bridges, and public transit. But it also… Read More

Despite a year of disruptions and significantly lower deal volume, commercial real estate capital providers of all types remain willing to finance deals. And with the overall outlook brightening, origination activity is expected to grow throughout 2021. And as the February… Read More

Experiential retail is likely to deal a blow to e-commerce sales as the pandemic wanes, according to a recent analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Digital sales, which spiked 33.6% in 2020, are expected to grow to $908.7 billion this year,… Read More

In the first quarter, the single-tenant net lease sector reached historic lows for the retail and industrial sectors, according to new research from The Boulder Group. In Q1, single-tenant retail cap rates compressed by nine basis points to 5.91%. Industrial… Read More

The U.S. federal government has passed an unprecedented $5.3 trillion of stimulus as part of the effort to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and trillions more of infrastructure spending appears to be on the way. The expected boost to the… Read More

The pandemic appears to be at a major turning point as vaccine production and distribution have hit stride. The economy will reach a major turning point soon afterwards, which will raise several issues for real estate and REITs. The outlook… Read More

Investors with a record hoard of money to finance distressed commercial real estate are finding themselves in a tough spot: There’s nowhere to spend it. The massive wave of defaults expected after the coronavirus shuttered offices, hotels and stores last… Read More

Any pricing reductions from the pandemic and economic dislocation will be short-lived. A new survey from CBRE finds that 70% of respondents plan to increase investment by at least 20% this year compared to 2020, but only 30% of investors on… Read More